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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">'''<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Jose </span>Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist and close friend of [[Thomas Jefferson]].</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">José </span>Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist and close friend of [[Thomas Jefferson]].</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers [[Thomas Jefferson]] so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers [[Thomas Jefferson]] so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">'''Jose Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist. <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> </span>Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers [[Thomas Jefferson]] so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''Jose Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">and close friend of [[Thomas Jefferson]]</span>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers [[Thomas Jefferson]] so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Correia was born in Serpa, Portugal, and educated in [[Italy]], where he took holy orders and received a law degree. He established a reputation as a botanist, was an enthusiastic geologist, and helped to found the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. Forced to leave Portugal in 1795, he settled in London and then [[Paris]], associating with figures like Sir Joseph Banks and the Barons Cuvier and von Humboldt. When Napoleonic France also proved uncongenial, Correia embarked for the United States in 1811.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Correia was born in Serpa, Portugal, and educated in [[Italy]], where he took holy orders and received a law degree. He established a reputation as a botanist, was an enthusiastic geologist, and helped to found the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. Forced to leave Portugal in 1795, he settled in London and then [[Paris]], associating with figures like Sir Joseph Banks and the Barons Cuvier and von Humboldt. When Napoleonic France also proved uncongenial, Correia embarked for the United States in 1811.</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Jose Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist. Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers [[Thomas Jefferson]] so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Jose Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist. Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers [[Thomas Jefferson]] so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Correia was born in Serpa, Portugal, and educated in [[Italy]], where he took holy orders and received a law degree. He established a reputation as a botanist, was an enthusiastic geologist, and helped to found the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. Forced to leave Portugal in 1795, he settled in London and then Paris, associating with figures like Sir Joseph Banks and the Barons Cuvier and von Humboldt. When Napoleonic France also proved uncongenial, Correia embarked for the United States in 1811.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Correia was born in Serpa, Portugal, and educated in [[Italy]], where he took holy orders and received a law degree. He established a reputation as a botanist, was an enthusiastic geologist, and helped to found the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. Forced to leave Portugal in 1795, he settled in London and then <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">[[</span>Paris<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">]]</span>, associating with figures like Sir Joseph Banks and the Barons Cuvier and von Humboldt. When Napoleonic France also proved uncongenial, Correia embarked for the United States in 1811.</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Bearing letters of introduction from [[Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]], Dupont de Nemours, and von Humboldt, the Portuguese abbé first met Jefferson on a visit to Monticello in the summer of 1813. His host was captivated by the learned foreigner, calling him &quot;the greatest collection, and best digest of science in books, men, and things that I have ever met with; and with these the most amiable and engaging character.&quot; A mutual friend reported that Correia &quot;was enchanted with Monticello and delighted with its owner.&quot;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Bearing letters of introduction from [[Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]], Dupont de Nemours, and von Humboldt, the Portuguese abbé first met Jefferson on a visit to Monticello in the summer of 1813. His host was captivated by the learned foreigner, calling him &quot;the greatest collection, and best digest of science in books, men, and things that I have ever met with; and with these the most amiable and engaging character.&quot; A mutual friend reported that Correia &quot;was enchanted with Monticello and delighted with its owner.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Jose Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist. Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers [[Thomas Jefferson]] so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Jose Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist. Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers [[Thomas Jefferson]] so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Correia was born in Serpa, Portugal, and educated in Italy, where he took holy orders and received a law degree. He established a reputation as a botanist, was an enthusiastic geologist, and helped to found the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. Forced to leave Portugal in 1795, he settled in London and then Paris, associating with figures like Sir Joseph Banks and the Barons Cuvier and von Humboldt. When Napoleonic France also proved uncongenial, Correia embarked for the United States in 1811.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Correia was born in Serpa, Portugal, and educated in <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">[[</span>Italy<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">]]</span>, where he took holy orders and received a law degree. He established a reputation as a botanist, was an enthusiastic geologist, and helped to found the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. Forced to leave Portugal in 1795, he settled in London and then Paris, associating with figures like Sir Joseph Banks and the Barons Cuvier and von Humboldt. When Napoleonic France also proved uncongenial, Correia embarked for the United States in 1811.</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Bearing letters of introduction from [[Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]], Dupont de Nemours, and von Humboldt, the Portuguese abbé first met Jefferson on a visit to Monticello in the summer of 1813. His host was captivated by the learned foreigner, calling him &quot;the greatest collection, and best digest of science in books, men, and things that I have ever met with; and with these the most amiable and engaging character.&quot; A mutual friend reported that Correia &quot;was enchanted with Monticello and delighted with its owner.&quot;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Bearing letters of introduction from [[Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]], Dupont de Nemours, and von Humboldt, the Portuguese abbé first met Jefferson on a visit to Monticello in the summer of 1813. His host was captivated by the learned foreigner, calling him &quot;the greatest collection, and best digest of science in books, men, and things that I have ever met with; and with these the most amiable and engaging character.&quot; A mutual friend reported that Correia &quot;was enchanted with Monticello and delighted with its owner.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">In 1816 Correia was appointed Portugal's minister plenipotentiary to the United States. Although diplomatic disagreements somewhat soured his last American years, his friendship with Jefferson was unaffected. After his &quot;farewell visit&quot; to Monticello in 1820, Correia wrote a friend that its residents were &quot;the family I am most attached to in all America.&quot;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">In 1816 Correia was appointed Portugal's minister plenipotentiary to the United States. Although diplomatic disagreements somewhat soured his last American years, his friendship with Jefferson was unaffected. After his &quot;farewell visit&quot; to Monticello in 1820, Correia wrote a friend that its residents were &quot;the family I am most attached to in all America.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">==Primary Source References&lt;ref&gt;This section based on Lucia Stanton, Monticello Research Report, 1991. Please note that this list should not be considered comprehensive.&lt;/ref&gt;==</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''1813 August 17.''' (Jefferson to Caspar Wistar). &quot;I found him what you had described in every respect; certainly the greatest collection, and best digest of science in books, men, and things that I have ever met with; and with these the most amiable and engaging character.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Letterpress copy at the [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&amp;fileName=mtj1page046.db&amp;recNum=1094 Library of Congress].&lt;/ref&gt;</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''1813 November 29.''' (Jefferson to Dupont de Nemours). &quot;He was so kind as to pay me a visit at Monticello which enabled me to see for myself that he was still beyond all the eulogies with which yourself and other friends had reconized him. Learned beyond any one I had before met with, good, modest and of the simplest manners, the idea of losing him again filled me with regret.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&amp;fileName=mtj1page047.db&amp;recNum=54 Ibid].&lt;/ref&gt;</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''1813 November 30.''' (Jefferson to [[Marquis de Lafayette]]). &quot;I thank you for making Mr. Correa known to me. I found him deserving every thing which his and my friends had said of him, and only lamented that our possession of him was to be so short-lived.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&amp;fileName=mtj1page047.db&amp;recNum=62 Ibid].&lt;/ref&gt;</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''1813 December 6.''' (Jefferson to Baron von Humboldt). &quot;...first to thank you for making me acquainted with that most excellent character...I found him one of the most learned and amiable of men.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Short Title List|''L&amp;B'']], 14:20.&lt;/ref&gt;</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''1815 September 14.''' (Jefferson to Christopher Clark). &quot;Mr. Correa is one of the most learned men of the age, and particularly fond of botany; one of the best and plainest, unassuming men in the world.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Letterpress copy available at [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&amp;fileName=mtj1page048.db&amp;recNum=431 Library of Congress].&lt;/ref&gt;</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''1815 September 22.''' (Jefferson to John Milledge). &quot;[Correa is] of the first order of science, being without exception the most learned man I have ever met with in any country. Modest, good-humored, familiar, plain as a country farmer, he becomes the favorite of everyone with whom he becomes acquainted. He speaks English with ease.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&amp;fileName=mtj1page048.db&amp;recNum=440 Ibid].&lt;/ref&gt;</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''1815 December 16.''' (Jefferson to John Oliveira Fernandes). &quot;I have had the happiness of possessing here two or three times your most learned and amiable countryman.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.loc.gov/ Ibid].&lt;/ref&gt;</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''1820 November 29.''' (Jefferson to [[James Madison]]). &quot;No foreigner, I believe, has ever carried with him more friendly regrets.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[[Short Title List|''L&amp;B'']], 15:295.&lt;/ref&gt;</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''1826 April 27.''' (Jefferson to John P. Emmett). &quot;[Correa was] &quot;a distinguished savant of Europe...profoundly learned in several other branches of science, he was so, above all others, in that of Botany.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Ibid, 16:164.&lt;/ref&gt;</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">[[Image:correia.jpg|frame|Artist's rendering based on the life portrait of Abbé José Correia da Serra by Rembrandt Peale, <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">courtesy of the </span>Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Illustration by G. B. McIntosh]]</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">[[Image:correia.jpg|frame|Artist's rendering based on the life portrait of Abbé José Correia da Serra by Rembrandt Peale, <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">[http://www.hsp.org/ </span>Historical Society of Pennsylvania<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">]</span>. Illustration by G. B. McIntosh]]</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Jose Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist. Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers [[Thomas Jefferson]] so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">'''Jose Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist. Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers [[Thomas Jefferson]] so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Bearing letters of introduction from [[Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]], Dupont de Nemours, and von Humboldt, the Portuguese abbé first met Jefferson on a visit to Monticello in the summer of 1813. His host was captivated by the learned foreigner, calling him &quot;the greatest collection, and best digest of science in books, men, and things that I have ever met with; and with these the most amiable and engaging character.&quot; A mutual friend reported that Correia &quot;was enchanted with Monticello and delighted with its owner.&quot;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Bearing letters of introduction from [[Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]], Dupont de Nemours, and von Humboldt, the Portuguese abbé first met Jefferson on a visit to Monticello in the summer of 1813. His host was captivated by the learned foreigner, calling him &quot;the greatest collection, and best digest of science in books, men, and things that I have ever met with; and with these the most amiable and engaging character.&quot; A mutual friend reported that Correia &quot;was enchanted with Monticello and delighted with its owner.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Correia's combination of learning and amiability caused Jefferson to wish for more of his company. &quot;Come and make [Monticello] your home,&quot; he wrote in 1816. In his nine years in America, Correia visited Monticello seven times, making what he always called his annual &quot;pilgrimage.&quot; Books and botanical &quot;rambles,&quot; often in the company of Thomas Mann Randolph, were his main amusements. Correia's curiosity about American natural history caused him to travel north to the Canadian border, west to Kentucky, and south to Georgia. He left the United States in November 1820.</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Correia's combination of learning and amiability caused Jefferson to wish for more of his company. &quot;Come and make [Monticello] your home,&quot; he wrote in 1816. In his nine years in America, Correia visited Monticello seven times, making what he always called his annual &quot;pilgrimage.&quot; Books and botanical &quot;rambles,&quot; often in the company of <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">[[</span>Thomas Mann Randolph<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">]]</span>, were his main amusements. Correia's curiosity about American natural history caused him to travel north to the Canadian border, west to Kentucky, and south to Georgia. He left the United States in November 1820.</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">In 1816 Correia was appointed Portugal's minister plenipotentiary to the United States. Although diplomatic disagreements somewhat soured his last American years, his friendship with Jefferson was unaffected. After his &quot;farewell visit&quot; to Monticello in 1820, Correia wrote a friend that its residents were &quot;the family I am most attached to in all America.&quot;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">In 1816 Correia was appointed Portugal's minister plenipotentiary to the United States. Although diplomatic disagreements somewhat soured his last American years, his friendship with Jefferson was unaffected. After his &quot;farewell visit&quot; to Monticello in 1820, Correia wrote a friend that its residents were &quot;the family I am most attached to in all America.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">'''Jose Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist. Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers Jefferson so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">'''Jose Correia da Serra''' (1750-1823)&lt;ref&gt;This article is based on Lucia C. Stanton, Monticello Research Report, October 1991.&lt;/ref&gt; was a Portuguese naturalist. Early in 1812, the Portuguese abbé renowned for his universal learning and epigrammatic wit arrived in the United States. José Correia da Serra was a brilliant member of the international brotherhood of scientific philosophers <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">[[Thomas </span>Jefferson<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">]] </span>so valued. One American admirer called him &quot;the most extraordinary man now living, or who, perhaps ever lived.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Correia was born in Serpa, Portugal, and educated in Italy, where he took holy orders and received a law degree. He established a reputation as a botanist, was an enthusiastic geologist, and helped to found the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. Forced to leave Portugal in 1795, he settled in London and then Paris, associating with figures like Sir Joseph Banks and the Barons Cuvier and von Humboldt. When Napoleonic France also proved uncongenial, Correia embarked for the United States in 1811.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Correia was born in Serpa, Portugal, and educated in Italy, where he took holy orders and received a law degree. He established a reputation as a botanist, was an enthusiastic geologist, and helped to found the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. Forced to leave Portugal in 1795, he settled in London and then Paris, associating with figures like Sir Joseph Banks and the Barons Cuvier and von Humboldt. When Napoleonic France also proved uncongenial, Correia embarked for the United States in 1811.</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Correia was born in Serpa, Portugal, and educated in Italy, where he took holy orders and received a law degree. He established a reputation as a botanist, was an enthusiastic geologist, and helped to found the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. Forced to leave Portugal in 1795, he settled in London and then Paris, associating with figures like Sir Joseph Banks and the Barons Cuvier and von Humboldt. When Napoleonic France also proved uncongenial, Correia embarked for the United States in 1811.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Correia was born in Serpa, Portugal, and educated in Italy, where he took holy orders and received a law degree. He established a reputation as a botanist, was an enthusiastic geologist, and helped to found the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon. Forced to leave Portugal in 1795, he settled in London and then Paris, associating with figures like Sir Joseph Banks and the Barons Cuvier and von Humboldt. When Napoleonic France also proved uncongenial, Correia embarked for the United States in 1811.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">Bearing letters of introduction from Lafayette, Dupont de Nemours, and von Humboldt, the Portuguese abbé first met Jefferson on a visit to Monticello in the summer of 1813. His host was captivated by the learned foreigner, calling him &quot;the greatest collection, and best digest of science in books, men, and things that I have ever met with; and with these the most amiable and engaging character.&quot; A mutual friend reported that Correia &quot;was enchanted with Monticello and delighted with its owner.&quot;</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">Bearing letters of introduction from <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">[[Marquis de </span>Lafayette<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">|Lafayette]]</span>, Dupont de Nemours, and von Humboldt, the Portuguese abbé first met Jefferson on a visit to Monticello in the summer of 1813. His host was captivated by the learned foreigner, calling him &quot;the greatest collection, and best digest of science in books, men, and things that I have ever met with; and with these the most amiable and engaging character.&quot; A mutual friend reported that Correia &quot;was enchanted with Monticello and delighted with its owner.&quot;</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Correia's combination of learning and amiability caused Jefferson to wish for more of his company. &quot;Come and make [Monticello] your home,&quot; he wrote in 1816. In his nine years in America, Correia visited Monticello seven times, making what he always called his annual &quot;pilgrimage.&quot; Books and botanical &quot;rambles,&quot; often in the company of Thomas Mann Randolph, were his main amusements. Correia's curiosity about American natural history caused him to travel north to the Canadian border, west to Kentucky, and south to Georgia. He left the United States in November 1820.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">Correia's combination of learning and amiability caused Jefferson to wish for more of his company. &quot;Come and make [Monticello] your home,&quot; he wrote in 1816. In his nine years in America, Correia visited Monticello seven times, making what he always called his annual &quot;pilgrimage.&quot; Books and botanical &quot;rambles,&quot; often in the company of Thomas Mann Randolph, were his main amusements. Correia's curiosity about American natural history caused him to travel north to the Canadian border, west to Kentucky, and south to Georgia. He left the United States in November 1820.</td></tr>
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